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+# Standing Output Rule — Hermes saves land in Gitea
+
+**Set:** 2026-07-09
+**Source:** Tony, via Telegram ("output everything to my gitea... inside the ai-talk-show structure")
+
+## Rule
+From now on, every artifact Hermes produces for Tony is committed to the
+`Tony_tech/ai-talk-show` repo instead of being left only in chat.
+
+## Layout
+| Folder | Contents |
+|--------|----------|
+| `saves/` | General Hermes output for Tony — session notes, summaries, decisions, research, inbox. Dated `YYYY-MM-DD_topic.md`. |
+| `outputs/` | AI talk show episode transcripts (ep001–epNNN). |
+| `prompts/` | Agent system prompts + producer briefs. |
+| `scripts/` | Show runner scripts. |
+
+## Write targets
+- ✅ Writable: `Tony_tech/*`, `Leonard/*`
+- 🔒 Read-only: `Ty_Tech/*` — never written, even on request, unless Tony rescinds.
+
+## First save
+This file is the first entry under `saves/`, confirming the pipeline works.